MUFON 1997

LOCATION: 5636 E. McDowell Road - National Guard Armory (East of 52nd St. on McDowell; then North on Bushmaster Blvd. into Armory) Bill Hamilton State Director

TOURIST DESTINATION SPOT INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS The International UFO Museum & Research Center at Roswell, New Mexico, recently named as "Top

INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS The International UFO Museum & Research Center at Roswell, New Mexico, recently named as "Top Tourist Destination in New Mexico"

The International UFO Museum & Research Center at Roswell, New Mexico, recently named as "Top Tourist Destination in New Mexico"

LIGHT THE NIGHT Patrick Young and Richard Monastersky thunderheads the sky erupts in displays of fireworks so colorful and

UFO SIGHTING Ventura/Santa Barbara County MUFON members were excited at their meeting of October 4, 1996, by talk of the previous evening's events

By Christopher O'Brien St. Martins Paperback 1996. 300 pages plus bibliography Christopher O'Brien writes about an intriguing set of incidents which are

As most of you already know, Astronomer Carl Sagan passed away last month from a form of cancer. The world has lost a very great scientist, and it is noted with interest

Department officials confinned at least part of Cordell's theory Monday when they announced that the unmanned Clementine space craft located a small lake-size mass

LOCATION: 5636 E. McDowell Road - National Guard Armory (East of 52nd St. on McDowell; then North on Bushmaster Blvd. into Armory) State Director 602/967-6265 Bill Hamilton

Section Director, on January 20. Also featured was Peter Gersten, the lawyer who opened a lot of closed UFO files in a court case in the 1960s and was instrumental in the

DREAMLAND - KFYI Radio, 910 AM, Sunday evenings, 8:00 p.m. - Art Bell hosts this interesting radio program. The program is aired on the following stations in other cities in Arizona:

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MUFON-AZ Member INDEPENDENCE DAY AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER Editorial by Bob Thrift

Editorial by Bob Thrift reason for the flood of UFO and paranormal topics in the media over

Air base spokeswoman Capt. Kim Clow said Air Force officials "don't know whose it is or what it is or how it got there or when it got there." But they know one thing for sure:

On several TV programs or notorious resident of Rachel, Nevada, was represented either as a wheeler dealer tourist guide, taking naive

CAMERAMAN WHO ALLEGEDLY FILMED ALIEN AUTOPSY AND ROSWELL CRASH SITE [Notes are in brackets] I joined the forces in march of

FILMED ALIEN AUTOPSY AND ROSWELL CRASH SITE [Notes are in brackets] I joined the forces in march of 1942 and left in 1952.

[Notes are in brackets] I joined the forces in march of 1942 and left in 1952. years I spent serving my country were some of the best years of my

Art Bell's February 1 3th radio program featured a story about a strange happening the night of February 4 in California. Witnesses observed as a 1952 Chevrolet

MUFON psychologist and hypnotherapist Dr. Ruth Hover has returned from a trip to Egypt with a remarkable photograph of a wall panel in the temple at Abydios that appears to show aircraft, most notably a helicopter. Of course, such images are always open to interpretation, but this is a particularly

Forget life on Mars. Scientists here say the best bet for life in the solar system is Europa, which could have a hidden ocean 60 miles deep. One of several moons orbiting Ju

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AND FILM FESTIVAL I took some time off and attended International Congress in Laughlin,

I took some time off and attended International Congress in Laughlin, Sunday, Jan. 19 through Thursday

Mufon is planning a weekend trip to the VLA, located in western New Mexico on the weekend of May 17-18, 1997.

study that could have come straight from science fiction warns some "life forms" may exist on Mars and NASA should be careful not to con taminate Earth with hostile bugs

PROGRAM: TED LOMAN -- "UFO CRASHES" LOCATION: 5636 E. McDowell Road - National Guard A r mor y 52nd St. on McDowell; then north on Bushmaster Blvd. into A r mor y ) Jim Ossipov

The tour of the VLA (Very Large Array) outside of Socorro, NM will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, 1997. renting two 15-passenger vans and

Media Watch UFOs have been in the headlines

HALE-BOPP PASSES As everyone is no doubt aware, 39 members of the religious cult known a s "Heaven's Gate" committed suicide "in preparation for

As everyone is no doubt aware, 39 members of the religious cult known a s "Heaven's Gate" committed suicide "in preparation for meeting with the UFO following the

On March 7, 1 997, I was driving westerly on State Route/MC 85 in Goodyear which is just to the west of approximately 2110-2130 hours MST, I was on a

ACTIVITY REPORT - 3/97 There were no new sightings reported in the Cochise County Arizona area during the month of March 1997.

TRAINING COMES TO PHOENIX objects, but YCSO did not dispatch deputies to investigate. Beginning June 7, 1997, Lyn Buchanan (recent guest on the Art

objects, but YCSO did not dispatch deputies to investigate. Beginning June 7, 1997, Lyn Buchanan (recent guest on the Art Bell Show and retired military remote

Despite reports, Luke Air Force Base denies sending aircraft to investigate A man reported sighting UFOs above a shopping center in Prescott Valley at about 8 p.m. Thursday

1997 GULF BREEZE UFO CONFERENCE MARCH 21-23, 1997 The following is a summation of two of the 14 events offered at the

UFO CONFERENCE MARCH 21-23, 1997 The following is a summation of two of the 14 events offered at the 1997 Gulf Breeze UFO Conference.

Rocky Mountain News CRESTONE, Colo. (AP)- Visit ing Crestone is like going to a theme park based on television's "The X Loca1ed in desolate high desert in

ing Crestone is like going to a theme park based on television's "The X Loca1ed in desolate high desert in dane explanation, and 99 percent of the time that's the case.

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OBJECT SIGHTED IN MIDWESTERN SKY Reprinted from Orange Co. Register, Santa Ana, CA -- 1 2/17/96 By Ron Harris, Assoc. Press

Reprinted from Orange Co. Register, Santa Ana, CA -- 1 2/17/96 By Ron Harris, Assoc. Press The strange ball is videotaped traveling at nearly the

glowing ball of light traveling close to the speed of light has been spotted and videotaped in the Earth's upper atmosphere, but what it is has scientists puzzled.

TO PHOENIX: AN UPDATE newsletter there was a brief article on plans to bring Controlled Remote Viewing here to Phoenix in a class to be offered June 7.

newsletter there was a brief article on plans to bring Controlled Remote Viewing here to Phoenix in a class to be offered June 7. Following is

Our next meeting will be on May 10, 1997 at the Sierra Vista city library and will begin at 1300 hrs. The date was moved forward to avoid possible conflict with Armed Forces Day

(January 17, 1997) Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto, died at the age of 90 in his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico. According to ..The New York Times" of January 20, 1997, he had

0111111..... __ Saturday, May 10, 1997 X-File is opened

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!in Seattle to report the appearpage A 1 a boomerang-shaped, ·:lighted object: f The center called it "the most ;dramatic sighting" reported ·in

· E\IORIAL DAY 1997 The Little A'Le'lnn be held and will begin at 8:45 AM on each day. There are no motel rooms

The Little A'Le'lnn be held and will begin at 8:45 AM on each day. There are no motel rooms available for this event so

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MAJOR "UFO SHOW" Thanks to a ZIP from R. Leo Sprinkle, Ph.D., we learned that Mark Woodhouse, Ph.D., P.O. Box 187, Lakemont, GA 30552, took his time

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS & PUBLIC DISCLOSURE GIVEN THE HIGH CALIBER OF WITNESSES & OTHER EVIDENCE April 15, 1997; Asheville, NC -

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE GIVEN THE HIGH CALIBER OF WITNESSES & OTHER EVIDENCE April 15, 1997; Asheville, NC - The Center for the Study of

& OTHER EVIDENCE April 15, 1997; Asheville, NC - The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) successfully inaugurated its Project

April 15, 1997; Asheville, NC - The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) successfully inaugurated its Project Starlight briefing of more than two

THE LID ON ROSWELL COLONEL PHILIP CORSO'S BOOK CONFIRMS ROSWELL He Saw Alien and Handled Wreckage. Book Declares

COLONEL PHILIP CORSO'S BOOK CONFIRMS ROSWELL He Saw Alien and Handled Wreckage. Book Declares The long-awaited book by Colonel

CONFIRMS ROSWELL He Saw Alien and Handled Wreckage. Book Declares The long-awaited book by Colonel Philip Corso, titled "The Day After

He Saw Alien and Handled Wreckage. Book Declares The long-awaited book by Colonel Philip Corso, titled "The Day After Roswell," will soon be in bookstores

TO CORSO'S BOOK COLUMBIA, SC (AP): Sen. Strom Thurmond is reportedly stewing over his connection to a new book that says aliens from a crashed spaceship

COLUMBIA, SC (AP): Sen. Strom Thurmond is reportedly stewing over his connection to a new book that says aliens from a crashed spaceship provided the technology that allowed

Thurmond is reportedly stewing over his connection to a new book that says aliens from a crashed spaceship provided the technology that allowed the United States to win the Cold

BOTHERING THE WRONG PEOPLE "Strange Universe" presented a segment on which two ladies told viewers how they were frightened and mistreated by some

"Strange Universe" presented a segment on which two ladies told viewers how they were frightened and mistreated by some fellows in uniform who not only flew

LOCATION: 5636 E. McDowell Road - National Guard Armory (east of 52nd St. on McDowell; then north on Bushmaster Blvd. into Armory) State Director 602/967-6265

A "COUNTER-EXPERT" We see this in the courts . . . and in UFOiogy. Roswell: The June issue of the MUFON Journal was almost entirely

We see this in the courts . . . and in UFOiogy. Roswell: The June issue of the MUFON Journal was almost entirely devoted to a long article, "Roswell:

Editorial Writer The Arizona Republic 1947. was from a flying disc: then almost immediately the storv linc chang_ed to a weather balloo-n; and

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Staff Writer If there was a group of profes sionalS dedicated to the serious investigation of extraterrestrial life, and · making contact with it,

a local team of researchers. Inter ested Yumans should contact Schuett by Wednesday at 726-6200. "The focus of CSETI is, if possi ble, to create a relationship with

WITNESS TO RETRIEVAL OF PARADISE VALLEY UFO CRASH OF 1947 LOCATION: 5636 E. McDowell Road - National Guard Armory (east of 52nd St. on McDowell; then north on Bushmaster Blvd. into Armory) State Director 602/967-6265

due to the holidays. Hope a lot of you will come to the Casa Grande Ruins outing (see This will be a good opportunity to visit

NATIONAL MONUMENT OUTING The date is finally set ... MUFON AZ will be traveling to Casa Grande Monument on Sunday, October 26. We will be carpooling,

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Our membership status as of 31 August 1997: Of our 13 members, we now have 8 certified as MUFON Investi gators. We are continuing to devote

The incident occurred at 11 p.m. on October 4, 1967. estimated at 60 ft. in diameter and flashing four lights in sequence was seen hovering over the water near

AN EDITORIAL COMMENT Intriguingly, Wilbert B. Smith, head of Canadian Project Magnet ( 1950-1954)

Intriguingly, Wilbert B. Smith, head of Canadian Project Magnet ( 1950-1954) member of Project Second story

ARIZONA REPUBLIC ARTICLE FROM JUNE 30, 1950 [The front page of the above newspaper reproduced elsewhere in this newsletter was copied from

FROM JUNE 30, 1950 [The front page of the above newspaper reproduced elsewhere in this newsletter was copied from microfilm, and the text proved very

[The front page of the above newspaper reproduced elsewhere in this newsletter was copied from microfilm, and the text proved very difficult to read.

Seven-Hour Show Given Thousands Airmen Up 43,000 Feet find "Thing" Still Above Them A weird, bulbous thing hung brilliant in the western sky late

Periodicals of Interest: A quick look at some serious publications wrestling with the wacky world of For we who still like to carry the print around in our hands rather than

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LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS . LOS ANGELES - So you didn't make it to Roswell, N.M., s summe r for the golden anni versary of the government's

. LOS ANGELES - So you didn't make it to Roswell, N.M., s summe r for the golden anni versary of the government's secret discovery of an allen space

didn't make it to Roswell, N.M., s summe r for the golden anni versary of the government's secret discovery of an allen space craft. You missed the fun as peo

Ex-astronaut urges alien hearings Ex-astronaut believes in alien arrival Crashed craft studied,

alien cover-ups a taboo topic and are reluctant to step forward said Frances Emma Barwood. the lone member of the Phoenix City Council to ask for an . invesit gation into mysterious lights

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'Extraterrestrial perspective' spurs astronaut's big search Dr. Edgar Mitchell has a good reason to believe in extraterrestri He was one.

LOCATION: 5636 E. McDowell Road - National Guard Armory (east of 52nd St. on McDowell; then north on Bushmaster Blvd. into Armory) Jim Ossipov Dr. Ruth Hover

This is an open letter of support and appreciation for all of your time, effort, energy, and creative direct1on given to our ARIZONA MUFON No one can begin to comprehend

MUFON members Christopher Block, Cynthia Holt, Harry Hover, Audrey & Joel Rencsok, and Greg Presto have completed the six-week "MUFON Investigator Training" and

Our speaker this month is Peter Gersten, premier attorney responsible for the Freedom of Information Act. He has spoken to our group in the past, and this month's program

at 9:00 p.m., Channel 5. X Files - Sundays at 8:00 p.m., Channel 10. Sightings Wednesdays, cable SciFi Channel.

November 1 9, usual place and time (see page 1). November 1 5: Academy of Close Therapists,

WHERE NO DUMMY HAS GONE BEFORE ... On June 24, 1997, Col. John Haynes, USAF, held a press conference at the Pentagon to announce the

GONE BEFORE ... On June 24, 1997, Col. John Haynes, USAF, held a press conference at the Pentagon to announce the results of his historical research which

On June 24, 1997, Col. John Haynes, USAF, held a press conference at the Pentagon to announce the results of his historical research which he felt addressed the question of

for awhile longer. (Perhaps "they" are the dummies?)

UFO SIGHTINGS, SAYS CIA Air Force UFO investigators were aware of the secret U-2 flights and ried to explain away sightings by linking them to natural phenomena

POSSIBLE ON Organic compounds hint at greater chance BY PAUl R£CUI THE 'ISSOCIATEO PRESS

Organic compounds hint at greater chance BY PAUl R£CUI THE 'ISSOCIATEO PRESS WASHINGTON - The dis

THE 'ISSOCIATEO PRESS WASHINGTON - The dis covery of organic compounds on two of Jupiter's moons increases the possibility that all of the ele

WASHINGTON - The dis covery of organic compounds on two of Jupiter's moons increases the possibility that all of the ele ments for lift' are present on

covery of organic compounds on two of Jupiter's moons increases the possibility that all of the ele ments for lift' are present on another of the planet's moons.

Republic TV Writt:r Productions of los Angdes. Producer Erik Nebon said his goal was to examine 1he phc:norne non of such a vivid stghling and its

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